Abhinav Kashyap: 'I don't understand why the media hate Besharam'

Abhinav Kashyap has said that the media have a "vested interest" in panning his latest film Besharam.

The comedy, which stars Ranbir Kapoor, centres around a playboy hustler who steals cars to finance an orphanage.

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He told Mumbai Mirror: "I have the first day numbers of the film, which is the highest for both me and Ranbir.

"I really don't understand why the English media and certain people with vested interest are panning the film. I think they are not able to accept Ranbir in the character he is playing.

"I am getting calls from my friends from cinema halls. People are roaring in laughter! I am happy with the film's first day collection. The collection might drop in the normal course of events as Thursday is a working day.

"But then there are people who actually read reviews and tweets before deciding to go for a movie. And I am worried that these negative comments might actually have an impact on the film's fate at the box office."

He said: "When Anurag will get into masala films, then probably I will think of making his kind of cinema. We both want to rule different areas of Bollywood. We are Mafia. We don't operate in each other's area."